1. The boards of county commissioners of the various counties of this State may levy and collect a tax of not exceeding one-half of 1 percent upon the assessed value of property within any unincorporated town for the benefit of the police department of the town.

2. The board of county commissioners shall prescribe the boundaries within which the tax is to be collected, but the boundaries must not extend beyond the limits of the town.

3. The tax must be assessed and collected at the same time and by the same officers who assess and collect state and county taxes, and under the same provisions of law, and must be paid over to the county treasurer.

4. The county treasurer shall keep the money in a separate fund to be denominated the police department fund. No money may be paid out of the police department fund, except by order of the town board or board of county commissioners. The town board or board of county commissioners may use the police department fund in paying the expenses of the police department within the boundaries of the town, as prescribed by the county commissioners. Any warrant drawn on the police department fund, when there is not sufficient money in the treasury to pay the whole amount of the warrant, is void.

5. The town board or board of county commissioners of any county shall appoint police officers, not exceeding two in number, in any unincorporated town and fix their compensation. The town board or board of county commissioners may, at any time, remove the police officers and appoint others in their place, whenever the board deems it necessary for the public good. The police officers shall serve within the limits of the unincorporated town. The board of county commissioners may appoint such other special police officers as, in its judgment, the public safety may require, whose compensation must be fixed by the board, and who shall continue to serve only during the pleasure of such board.

6. The provisions of this section have no effect in any town unless a majority of the property holders of the town petitions the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the town is situated, setting forth the following facts:

(a) That the petition contains the names of the majority of the property holders of the town.

(b) That they request the appointment of such police officers and the levying of a tax of one-half of 1 percent as a compensation therefor, as provided in this section.

7. Upon the presentation of a petition, in compliance with the provisions of subsection 6, the board of county commissioners in which county the town is situated shall levy the tax and the town board or board of county commissioners shall make the appointment of one or more police officers, in accordance with the request of the petition.

[1:129:1865; A 1907, 97; RL § 908; NCL § 1295] + [2:129:1865; B § 3109; BH § 2042; C § 2192; RL § 909; NCL § 1296] + [3:129:1865; B § 3110; BH § 2043; C § 2193; RL § 910; NCL § 1297] + [4:129:1865; B § 3111; BH § 2044; C § 2194; RL § 911; NCL § 1298] + [5:129:1865; B § 3112; BH § 2045; C § 2195; RL § 912; NCL § 1299] + [6:129:1865; B § 3113; BH § 2046; C § 2196; RL § 913; NCL § 1300] + [7:129:1865; B § 3114; BH § 2047; C § 2197; RL § 914; NCL § 1301] + [9:129:1865; A 1907, 97; RL § 916; NCL § 1303] + [10:129:1865; A 1907, 97; RL § 917; NCL § 1304] + [11:129:1865; A 1907, 97; RL § 918; NCL § 1305] — (NRS A 1959, 601; 1967, 1731; 1983, 123; 1993, 2529)